Ex-F1 driver Button wins 2018 Super GT title in Motegi showdown

Ex-Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has won the 2018 Super GT title alongside Honda teammate Naoki Yamamoto after a tense showdown in the Motegi finale.

The Kunimitsu Racing duo had been narrowly beaten to pole position and started Sunday's race from second on the grid, a position they retained until Button took over from Super Formula champion Yamamoto during the pitstops.

Button returned to the track in fourth and soon moved up to third, though his progress was haltered behind the #64 Nakajima Honda of Kosuke Matsuura.